The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 150: One-sided crushing

A word of disrespect for Wen Dao, a word of being sorry for the Eighth Prince's bold words and looking down on the Eighth Prince almost shut the person's mouth.

Leng Changgang looked at Fan Xian coldly, with a trace of contempt in his eyes. He opened his mouth to refute again, but before he could open his mouth, Jiang Fan said:

"Thank you, old master, for your righteous words. I would like to thank you here..." He bowed respectfully to Leng Changgang.

This old master is a respectable elder. The other party has spoken for him, so he certainly cannot ignore it.

At this point, his tone changed, and he looked at Fan Xian and said, "Since I have made such a bold statement today, of course I am not afraid of the challenge... I accept Fan Xiang's challenge... However, since it is two questions... then Fan Xiang should take out 400,000 taels of silver as a bet as agreed, otherwise, I can refuse... Fan Xiang, you don't want to get it for free, do you?"

When Fan Xian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly. Ye Ren, several princes, and court officials who were attached to him were also shocked by Jiang Fan's words. The expressions on their faces were extremely wonderful.

When the old Grand Tutor Leng Changgang, other court officials, and Emperor Yan heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and soon a smile appeared on their faces. They all looked at Fan Xian and others with amusement.

Didn't these guys want to embarrass the Eighth Prince? Unexpectedly, the Eighth Prince got the upper hand instead.

Don't you want to gamble? Okay! Then take the money. I'll accompany you to gamble as many times as you want, but the prerequisite is that you have enough money! Otherwise, you can't get it for free!

Fan Xian and Ye Ren looked at each other and quickly exchanged glances. The same thought popped up in their minds at the same time. Jiang Fan said this, probably because he didn't dare to accept the challenge and was deliberately making things difficult for them.

If this is true, then they can definitely expose Jiang Fan's useless face this time.

Thinking of this, Ye Ren looked at the princes and said quickly, "Your Highnesses, do you have any silver to lend to Prime Minister Fan?"

As soon as he said this, the ministers around him were stunned and looked at Ye Ren in surprise. Their faces suddenly became strange.

Damn it, in order to deal with Jiang Fan, Ye Ren really didn't care about his reputation at all and actually asked the princes to borrow money. That gambler feeling is back again!

Everyone wanted to laugh, but anger rose in their hearts.

When the princes heard this, most of them shook their heads, but the eldest prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince nodded to their subordinates.

Soon, they collected two hundred thousand taels of silver notes and handed them to Ye Ren. The others looked at the three princes strangely.

After receiving the 200,000 taels of silver, Ye Ren took out another 200,000 taels of silver and handed them to Liu Fu. He turned around and glanced at Jiang Fan, with a hint of coldness and contempt on his face.

Fan Xian looked at Jiang Fan calmly and said calmly: "Eighth Prince, can we compete now?"

Jiang Fan looked at him with a faint smile, raised his hand, and signaled that Fan should go in first!

"Prime Minister Fan, please..."

His nonchalant action startled Fan Xian, and also stunned those around him who were worried about Jiang Fan.

Is the Eighth Prince really sure he wants to bet with Fan Xian? This is a contest of fighting and poetry! Everyone couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Jiang Fan.

Ye Ren, several princes, and their courtiers looked at Jiang Fan mockingly, waiting to see Jiang Fan make a fool of himself.

"Eighth Prince, let's go back and forth in the duel, each with three pairs. Whoever comes up with fewer pairs will lose... How about this?" Fan Xian said to Jiang Fan.

"Okay... I'll do as you say, Prime Minister!" Jiang Fan nodded with a smile.

Hearing this, no one around expressed any objection. The rules of a duel have always been like this, and Fan Xian did not use any despicable means.

However, everyone looked at Jiang Fan with worry. In this first round of competition, they were afraid that Jiang Fan would lose, and lose miserably.

The rule that Mr. Fan mentioned is, in fact, you play a pair, I take it, I play a pair, you take it, both sides go back and forth, a total of three pairs. It depends on who has the most and the best pairs! The victory or failure is generally determined by whether the pairs are matched.

If all of them match, then it depends on whether the parallelism is neat and wonderful! Anyway, there are many things to pay attention to. If Fan Xian wants to make a fuss about this, Jiang Fan might be tricked.

Fan Xian smiled and said calmly: "This wood comes from the mountain of firewood!"

As soon as he came up with this couplet, everyone gasped, with horror in their eyes. Fan Xian's first couplet was a word-splitting couplet. If you don't have real skills, you'll be at a loss when you encounter such a couplet!

Now everyone was thinking about the second line of the couplet. After racking their brains, they couldn't come up with one for a while.

After Fan Xian came up with the first couplet, he looked at Jiang Fan with amusement, his eyes full of confidence. Ye Ren, several princes, and their court officials all looked at Jiang Fan with contempt.

In their opinion, Jiang Fan would not even be able to figure out what to do with this kind of couplet. After all, they knew that Jiang Fan was a waste!

Emperor Yan frowned, his eyes showing worry. Chu Xiaoya, who was not far away, clenched her hands tightly, and was so nervous and worried that she was about to cry.

But just when everyone had different looks and moods, Jiang Fan said calmly: "Because of the fire, there is more smoke every night!"

The moment he came up with this couplet, there was dead silence. Everyone looked at him in shock, their eyes full of astonishment and disbelief.

What did they hear? The Eighth Prince actually came up with the second line of the couplet, and the parallelism was so neat and exquisite.

Moreover, what they couldn't believe the most was that Fan Xian came up with this couplet in less than a breath! The Eighth Prince came up with it almost as soon as he opened his mouth. How could this be possible!

The princes, Ye Ren, Fan Xian and others, who had originally looked disdainful and complacent, suddenly froze in place and did not come back to their senses for a long time.

Everyone thought they had heard it wrong. They stared at Jiang Fan in amazement, not daring to believe that this was true. Was the man in front of them really the useless prince?

Such a quick response ability, extraordinary ingenuity. The ministers were still struggling to think of the answer, but he just opened his mouth and came up with it! Terrible! Awesome! Strong!

Emperor Yan was the first to react. A look of great joy filled his face. He looked at Jiang Fan and almost wanted to laugh wildly towards the sky.

This is what others call a useless prince. He really wants to say, Ye Ren, Ye Ren, you guys are wrong. My Qilin son is not comparable to you! See? This is called professionalism!

He finally understood why his son was so calm and confident. With such strength, was there any need to be afraid? He dared to make such a bold statement because he really had real talent and knowledge.

Leng Changgang stared at Jiang Fan in a daze. After he came to his senses, a look of admiration appeared on his face. He couldn't help but nodded, glanced at Emperor Yan, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chu Xiaoya covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes full of surprise and brilliance. Her son-in-law was really amazing! She wanted to tell her daughter the good news, but she didn't want to miss the excitement that followed.

After all, this was a one-sided crushing!